Method and apparatus for constructing concrete buildings.



A. n. BALTZER. METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTBUCTING CONCRETE-BUILDINGS.

APPLIGATION FILED APB..14, 1909.

1,035,766. Patented Aug@ 13, 1912.

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. vention disposed upon' a 'Ooncretei'liiildinws kis -a specification: 10 Th To t niay/fconcem f' Befit- 'knoWnw-t'liat I, AUGUST RAsMUs B'Amznma citizen :fof the United States, re-

sidingfatMilwaukee inthe `county of Milwauke'e.an'd-wStateq-of yiVisconsin, have in-` vented afnew fandguseful Improvement un Methods-f and 'l'Appara-tus for Constructing "fof which the following fs invention relatesytoan improved method and apparatus for construct-ing buildings: of reinforced concrete and the l' e.f\,.;`: ai'

It is one oftheobjects of the invention-to provide fanV improvedmethod and apparatus i building v wheneby-,fone of 'thefflwalls' of the maybe formedinan integralrna-ss orunit of theldesired'he-ightfandlength and thiclc,l

ness andzal-lowed toiset and'nally be disposed-.upon avfoundation upon which it is desigriedntolpermanentlyv rest.A

A. further objecty of the invention is to provide an improved-method andgapparats neously :disposed upon their after..beingallowed+to set.y

foundations Furtherfobj'ectsofthe invention willibe morenparticu'larly described in connection v with thev accompanyingdrawing-and will be more-.fully pointedaioutv in the appended claims.. e f ,y

In .the',di'alvving,'-.Figure l is a plan View illustratingan apparatus embodying myin- K I.foundation and supportingizthejawallsof a building in the positionfin Avvvhichwthey 'are to. be formed. Fig. 2 isasectionalfview on line`2-2 of Figyl. *.'Figv y3-.is a sectional vdetail view of a portion? of 'ones' ofthe wall." supporting method\of attaching a view ofone method of: forming a corner by means i .of fwhichnthel I'adj acntV vertical vends of'two',walls-carewfconnected. Fig.' 5 ,illus-` tratesa` formfiof-mechanism for operating the wall: supportingfdevics. areidiagra-mmaticviews. c,

Like lcharacters of reference designate .p i similar parts thrgoughoutthe different KLfigures' of the drawing.' As showiiina` plurality or all ofthe-walls 'ofl a building-.may be, if;desired, .simultaneously formed:and-iexteriorlyfnished and simultal the horizontal maybe/'operated and suchl of by braces 21.

accompanyin drawing( Y poses of adjustment.- weight ofv lthe `'en dwwjalls and ZJ," acting" .v

RETE IuILDINGsLff Serial No. 489,910.

. Patented Aug, 13,1912.v

l designates foundation walls terminating at i base portions.'and'connected at their tops by cap blocks4 6, havingbearings. 7., Each pair o f u prights is provided with a wall supporting arm 8, which isy conveniently pivotally connected with its respective uprights at 9..

The outer or free end 10 of eachA arm isabout the-pivot 9 from i position shown to avertical v adapted to be swung,

position. ,i Mechanism is consfsts of a' rack end projectingbetween the upI ights-4..` As

.. shown in Fig.. 5 a yoke 13 issecured to'ithe uprights 4L, and carries agtrain of gears designated by 14, '15, 16 and 17'. Gear 1-4 meshes with the rack bar 11 and a" crank 18 is provided for actuating gear 17 to operate the train 'and raise or lower the arm' 8. A friction roller`19 serves to hold the rack bar ll in mesh-'.n-*ith the gear 14 ofsaid train. A pawl 2O may be provided for locking the crank gear 17 for the purpose of holding the arm 8 in the position shown.

y As illustrated in F igs.-1 and 2,'.t-wo pairs' of uprightsi are provided for each. wall, a and, and three pairs of uprights 'are pro# vided for `each side wall @and d. The uprights 41 are disposed upon the foundation walls near their inner margins and the end wall uprights are braced against inward dis` placement las indicated at pairs of uprights--for the end 22,' which are advisedly buckles '23 for the` pur- It will beseen that the provided ywith turn through armsS, normally-tends ,to tip `thc upper ends of the uprights cutwardlyand provided whereby each arm f mechanism may' 1 bar A11, pivotallyjcon'- lnected'at 12,. with arm 8 andhaving its free 21. .Opposite p walls may be 'l connected with each otherpnear their -upper ends by tension rods ies that this stress is'sustained by .thetire rods f 22 whereas the inward pressurei exertedl` bars to tbrustythe ,lower through' the rack v ends of the uprights inwardlyjis taken the loosely' mounted held on the. foundation 1 theexact position ilfwhic'htheyare disposed thereon.

Thel uprightsfor the Wallsc :and d are maintained in positionyas regards their 'lower en ds by strut beams 24 While their uplperen'ds are connected by tension rods 25 w ich are likewise provided with turn buclkles 26 to plrovide for necessary adjustments.

When! e mechanism described is set in l position upon the foundation, the 'ai-ins S 'farepraised to an. approximately horizontal position and a suitable bed may be formed y disposing boards (Fig. il)l 26 transversely of the-'arms 8,I the boar sbeing of a length equal to thedesired length of the wall. `Th(` bedmay be'provided with end and side Walls as indicate Where ,the Walls; are kreinforced "with channel iron as indicated at 27,

l .l the saine are convenientlyiitilized to anchor 2a s for? equivalent devices. 'Likewise doors1 and 'Windowv framese and f respectively maybe '-laid upon the concrete beds before the ,con-

thewalltofthe arms 8 by means of bolts 28 crete is placed thereoo and the-.concrete walls walls of theidesiredthi'clmess and the parts ywill remain in 4the position shown 'until all I of'thevvallsf` have set and rbecome firm. It

,willfbe'noted that all' of theoutside WallsI simultaneously formed and it yvill be furthernoted that Ain the construction may shown the'supportinfg devicesare' applied to theinside surfaces of the Walls thereby "permitting, criterion Ifinishing of the walls f when forine`d,`f v vhich .is a `Well known adyantageQ After the walls have set the cranks i jaremannedfb' 'operators and all of the Walls supported 4thereby g can be easily quickly raised to horizontal position when {emptyand' that the Weight *of` said Wallsv .mayfbe sing y or simultaneously lowered:

from a horizontal to a vertical position and ontotheirf respective foundations. It Will be further noted that 'the armsS and and i Acauses them tonormallv seeka vertical position thereby enabling t e `operators to swing said walls yinto a`r vertical position 'Wholly by gravit and 4merelyby gradually releasing lvvill'be noted t at the Walls are vso disposed.4 that they do not intersect vvhen in a horizons tal position so that there is nothing toXpre-V vent the -simultaneous frior finishingA of all fthermore inasmuch o s'tantially kwhollyoutside the vertical p11-ane or wit drawin the supports therefrom, lIt

formation and eXteof said lWalls. as' the walls lie subof their respective foundations there. can be l' no' interference um, adjustment from the horizontalposition shown to the vertical po-.

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vthat their upper margins Furair spaces and of any otherI oiimation'may be constructed with the improved process .n

' and apparatus of my invention.- 'u

It is a Wellknown fact that concreteivalls -can be formed supported at a slight inclination With respect to the horizontal and theien fore if some of-the Walls arehighei" than others the higher walls can be inclined u Wardly with respect to lthe vertical plane ot the foundatiomand overhangs the horizontally disposed side Walls as shown in Figs. 6 and 7.

Under these` conditions Athe Wallsl will extend in'-4 can be simultaneously lowered or swung With the 'end wall slightly iiti advance ofthe side \valls. It will also beobvious thatif all of the Walls have a height vin excess ofy the length of the arms the topsof the Walls can all extend inwardlyA ,over the founda-4 spect to each other. Y

I claim 1.,A method tion and in overhanging relation Withre.

"4 `il. if.' of constructing concrete.

buildings which consists in forming in an ji approximately horizontal-position a concrete above a foundation oir which it is designed to .restand inI a'manner, to` cause the Wall',v

,While so supported, to normally seekaver'-A 'if- 95 .support and permitting the; tallI to lower by tical position,and in gradually .releasing the gravity into a vertical position; .and on fto said foundation. Y

2. A method of, :constructing concrete buildingsfwhich consists in forminga concrete Wall in an' approximatelyhorizontal. .positioii, in supporting the Wall at an'elevaf,

ido M n tion above the oundation. on Which it is designed torest and in a, manner to ,permitthe;y wall toswing aboutanlaxis parallel tothe ing theVWall on one foundation,l in position side of suchaxis ,and sc that thewall will,

and) infl normally seek .a vertical position,

gradually releasing the support and permit- )zing ,f the wall to swing 'downwardly about said axisinto a verticalV position'and onto said foundation.

l 3. A method of constructing, concrete-:

buildings which consists in forming in` an-f appromixately vhorizont-arl posit-ion a concrete iis \vall,.in supportingsaid ,'Wall at an elevation.

above a foundation on which'it is .designed `to rest and in a mannertojswing aboutan v` l axissubstantially parallel to` such ounda-(L` tion, in disposing said wall wholly'on one side of such axis and substantiallygoutside the vertical plane of the foundation,l and in f gradually releasing the support from saidy Wall and permitting .it toilower into a vertical position and onto said `foundationV by.

gravity. vi

,4. 'A methody 'of `.constructing concrete .buildings which consists v foijming and exterioilly fini hing in an approximatelyhori-- zntal position. a concret wall, in support-V 90 wall; in supporting said wall atan yelevation said Wall at an elevation above a founda-l tion on which 1t 1s dfe'signed'to rest and 1n a .inanner to cause the wall, while sosupported, to normally seek- `a vertical position, and

in"graduallyreleasng thesupport and permitting the wall to lower by gravityinto a' vertical position and onto said foundation. 1 method of constructing concrete buildings which consists in forming and `ex- .teriorly finishing in an approximately horizontal" ositiona concrete Wall, in supporting sai wall-at anv elevation above 'a foundah tion. onwhich it is designed to rest and in a 'manner tooause the wall while so supported tonormallyseek a vertical position,'and in gradually releasing the support and permitn 6.v A method 20.

ting the wall to lower b v gravity into `a vertical position and onto saidfoundation.

of constructing concretel buildings which consists in formingyin an approximately horizontal posi-tion a concrete Wg-11, in supporting saidwall at an elevation tofrestfand in cal'l position and with aboveaf foundation on` which it is designed a manner to cause the wall fiwhilefsofspported to-normally seek a vertithe wall lying wholly outside the vertical plane of v and in gradually releasing the support and permitting thefwall to lower b a vertical position and onto said foundation.

` 7. A method of constructing concrete, buildings which consists in forming and exteriorly finishing in an approximately horizontal position a concrete wall, in support# ing said wall wholly above but adjacent to gravity into a' foundationupon whichit is designed to rest, and -in--swinging said wall downwardly into a vertical posit-lon andonto said foundation.` g v i 8.- A method of constructing concrete buildings which consists in forming and exo said foundation.4

ff foundation teriorly finishingy in an approximatelyhori-- -zontal i ition a concrete wall, in supporting sairall wholly outside of .and above a A uppn which it is deslgned to rest and wit-h its lower margin in parallel relation with such foundation, and in swinging vsaid wall about an axis parallel with said foundation into a vertical position and onto 9. A method of `constructing concrete ybuildings which' consists in forming and exteriorly finishing tal positions `all l g ing,in'supportingall of sald walls substan l in an approximately hori l zontal position a conf :te wall, in su porting lsaid wallabovel'a foundationan with its upper margin adjacent the vertlcalplane ofthe foundation and its lower margin lying wholly outside such vertical plane, and inshiftng said wall into a vertical pos1t1on and onto said foundation.

"10. A method. of constructing concrete buildings which consists in forming and exterirly. nishing in approximately horizonof the said walls of a build.

said foundation,

' foundation walls lupon supporting member adapted to with respect to the tially wholly outside the;E verticali-planes of the foundation wallsvupon .which said ,building walls are designed to rest, and insimultaneously swinging said ,buildingwalls into ,andfonto said foundation,,Rw-allaV 12. A methnd of constructingiconcrete lbuildings which consistsin formnig inyape proximately horizontal positions-:allot the outside walls of the building,.in supporting all of saidy walls atan eleuation-'above foundatlon walls upon which said building walls are designed to rest, and in. simultaneously* s'wlnglng said bu1lding,walls.into vertical.

position onto said foundationwalls:v`

13. A method of vconstructingconcrete buildings which consists in formingrin approximately horizontal positijonsa plurality of outside adjoining walls of'the building, in supporting said walls at an elevation above which said building walls are designed to rest, and in simultaneously swinging said building walls into vertical positions and onto said foundationv Wall.

j 14, A method of construct-ing concrete buildings which consists in simultaneously forming and? exteriorly finishing in approximately horizontal positions a plurality ofvoutside adjoining Walls of the building, insupporting ysaid walls wholly outside the lvert-ical planes of foundation walls upon which said building'walls are ldesigned to rest during such formation and exterior iin'ishing and in a manner to intokvertical positions substantially cause said walls to normally seeka Vertical position, and in simultaneously releasing the support and permitting said walls to lower about the axes parallel with their respective foundation walls into vertical posit-ions and onto said 4foundation walls. i

In an apparatus for use in the constructionof concrete buildings, an upright be be sup-` portedadjacent theplane of the erected, an arm pivotally securedto said supporting member, said arm forming a horizontal support for the wall, means for holding said arm in a substantially horizontal. po-sition, andtmeans for permitting said arm to swing by gravityon its vpivotal support for properliy positioning .the wall.

dundation.y v l 16. In an apparatus foruse p in'ithe conf wall 'to'be of upright supp struction of-ooncrete buildings, a plurality -of upriglit'supports arranged adjacent "the .E 'planesof opposite walls of the building to lbeerected, arms pivotally secured to said uprightsand adpatedk to be swung" out- `wardly into-'a su stantially horizontal position for supporting the walls duringfor- @mat-ion, means for holding said arms in eX- tended position, 10

n ieansrfor permitting said arms to swing by gravit-y to' a substantially vertical position`- and ineans'coni'iecting op; posite uprights, substantially as and for the .fpurposespecied, 17 'In an apparatus ,for use in 'the y,constructionfof concretebuildings, a plurality orts arrranged adjacent the i lplanes-of opposite walls of the'building to4 be erected, arms pivotally secured to said .f uprights 'fand i adapted to `be swung outing formation, I s

,in vextended position, means' for permitting wardly 4intoa substantiallyhorizontal position'for-supporting the walls thereon durcrete buildings comprising vlmovable means rages interposed between said adapted to support a concrete wall 'i a suitable position during formation and serving to place said wall in a permanentposition upon a foundation by gravity.

I:19. A method of construotingf'concrete walls whichl consists in' supporting and form-.1

ing a concrete Wall on a moldbodydisposed in an substantially horizontal position, :and

in a manner to cause the wall ton normally seek la vertical position bygravity, and in j restraining movement of said wall and ynr'iold" body while the same position by gravity.' a l y f 20. A niethod f constructing concrete Wallsl which consists in I supporting and forming a concrete s posed in a substantially horizontal position and in a manner to'cause t'he wall audits are assuming a vertical mold to normally seek a vertical position "by gravity, with its gravity movement' rief wall and mold body while the;` saine are assuming a vertical position by gravity. h' In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature lin presence of two witnesses. i

L 'AUGUST RASMUS BALTZER.V itnessesz E'. SCHALLINGER,l

CARL H. Cnnwronn.

wall on a mold body `stricted to a `predetermined course ot' ti'aveh' l Valnd in `restraining themovement of said 

